TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial aspects of surgical care in the elderly patient
AU - Roca, R.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Delirium, dementia, and depression often complicate the care of elderly surgical patients. Simple screening procedures performed preoperatively and postoperatively facilitate the early detection of these conditions and enable the physician to promptly institute appropriate treatment. Although the evaluation and management of these disorders are often within the range of the surgical treatment team, psychiatric consultation should be obtained when uncertainty exists about diagnosis or therapy.
AB - Delirium, dementia, and depression often complicate the care of elderly surgical patients. Simple screening procedures performed preoperatively and postoperatively facilitate the early detection of these conditions and enable the physician to promptly institute appropriate treatment. Although the evaluation and management of these disorders are often within the range of the surgical treatment team, psychiatric consultation should be obtained when uncertainty exists about diagnosis or therapy.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)46281-x
DO - 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)46281-x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8165467
AN - SCOPUS:0028334965
SN - 0039-6109
VL - 74
SP - 223
EP - 240
JO - Surgical Clinics of North America
JF - Surgical Clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -